Bornmann, L; et al Functional use of frequently and infrequently cited articles in citing publications.PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE ISSI, VOLS I AND II. 2007. p.149-153

[Eugene Garfield]

Email: bornmann at gess.ethz.ch

Author(s): Bornmann, L (Bornmann, Lutz); Daniel, HD (Daniel, Hans-Dieter) 

Title: Functional use of frequently and infrequently cited articles in 
citing publications. A content analysis of citations to articles with low 
and high citation counts
 
Editor(s): TorresSalinas, D; Moed, HF 

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMETRICS, VOLS I AND II 
149-153, 2007 

Cited Reference Count: 18 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article

Conference Title: 11th International Conference of the International-
Society-for-Scientrometrics-and-Informetrics 

Conference Date: JUN 25-27, 2007 

Conference Location: Madrid, SPAIN 

Conference Sponsors: Int Soc Scientrometr & Informetr, CSIC, Minist Educ & 
Ciencia, FECYT, Comunidad Madrid, Eugene Garfield Fdn, Thomson Sci, 
Elsevier, Journal Informetr, Scopus, Ayuntamiento Madrid, Sci Metrix, Univ 
Carlos III Madrid 

Author Keywords: citation; citation behavior; citation content analysis; 
citation context analysis; evaluative bibliometrics 

Abstract: Using publication and citation data from a study on the 
selection procedure of the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (B.I.F.), this study 
investigated the extent to which frequently and infrequently cited 
articles were used differently by the scientists that cited them. The data 
set consisted of 31 articles by B.I.F. grant applicants that had received 
451 citations in 270 citing publications. In a comprehensive content 
analysis each reference to the B.I.F. article in the citing publication 
was classified according to two categories: 1) the location of the 
citation within the citing publication (section of the paper in which the 
citation appears) and 2) meaningful or cursory mentioning of the article 
in the citing publication. The results showed statistically significant 
differences between the B.I.F. applicants' articles with low or high 
citation counts. All in all, the results indicate that an article with 
high citation counts had greater relevance for the citing author than an 
article with low citation counts.
 
Addresses: ETH, Zurich, Switzerland. 

Publisher Name: INT SOC SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS-ISSI 

Publisher Address: KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FACULTEIT E T E W, DEKENSTRAAT 
2, LEUVEN, B-3000, BELGIUM 

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